The Denver Youth Poet Laureate Inauguration!

Join us as we honor the Denver Metro Areas first ever Denver Youth Poet Laureate. Watch the top 4 candidates read origin work and receive recognition from the city. The winner will receive a book deal from Penmanship Books, the first ever Russell J. Arkind Memorial Scholarship Award and will serve for one year as the first ever Denver Youth Poet Laureate. Guest performances to be announced! Live at the Althea Center! 1400 Williams! Free!!! Brought to you By: Denver Minor Disturbance Youth On Record Urban Word NYC Colorado Creative Industries Lighthouse Writers Workshop Tattered Cover Pen Center USA Academy of American Poets ATTENTION: THIS EVENT WILL BE TAKING PLACE ALONGSIDE THE DENVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS GRAND SLAM FINALS! See Details Below: https://www.facebook.com/events/1552882831651758